Nas attends "The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop" at The Paley Center for Media on February 20th. Photo: WireImage

Nas, who’s had 13 Grammy nominations and no wins, says he doesn’t see it as an snub.

“I like that the Grammys nominated me,” he said at the Paley Center for Media during a panel for VH1’s “The Tanning of America.” “I know the hugest platform for music is the Grammys, it matters . . . but something that huge is never gonna get it right. So it’s OK. It gives me the opportunity to wear a nice suit on a red carpet.”

He also says, “As far as the state of rap music, it’s a lot of jingles . . . And that’s cool . . . I see a lot of young black kids making money, and I’m very happy with that.”